Spring 2023 is over and for the first time ever, we at the Anime Corner, decided to hold a poll dedicated to the best opening and ending theme songs. Anisongs have become an essential part of many of our playlists so it is about time that we allow our followers to pick their favorites. And we definitely chose a great season to start with this category: we had so many amazing tracks and it was truly difficult to pick (percentages show just how close the votes were). So without any further ado, let’s take a look at what was chosen as the Best Opening/Ending Theme Song of the Spring 2023 anime season!
This was quite easy to predict: “Idol” by YOASOBI from Oshi no Ko took the title of the Best Opening Song with a whopping 21.54% of the votes. Song already topped the charts all over the world and to illustrate just how big that percentage is allow us to say that the second-ranked “Kizuna no Kiseki” by MAN WITH A MISSION x milet has “only” 7.81% of the votes and the third-ranked “’Ｗ●ＲＫ’ by millennium parade x Sheena Ringo” earned 7.16%. “PARADOX” by Survive Said The Prophet (Vinland Saga Season 2) and “innocent arrogance” by BiSH (Tengoku Daimakyo) complete the top five.
Check out the full list:
| Rank | Title | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | “Idol” by YOASOBI | 21.54% |
| 2nd | “Kizuna no Kiseki” by MAN WITH A MISSION x milet | 7.81% |
| 3rd | “Ｗ●ＲＫ” by millennium parade x Sheena Ringo | 7.16% |
| 4th | “PARADOX” by Survive Said The Prophet | 5.26% |
| 5th | “innocent arrogance” by BiSH | 4.44% |
| 6th | “Gradation” by KANA BOON ft. Yuho Kitazawa | 4.11% |
| 7th | “Shayou” by Yorushika | 3.88% |
| 8th | “Mellow” by Keina Suda | 3.37% |
| 9th | “Setsuna no Chikai” by NEKO HACKER ft. Tsukasa Yuzaki (Akari Kito) | 2.91% |
| 10th | “SHINDA!” by Masayoshi Oishi | 2.28% |
| 11th | “Wasuregataki” by Huwie Ishizaki | 2.13% |
| 12th | “Gyakutengeki” by Tsukuyomi | 2.1% |
| 13th | “Knock Out” by Taiiku Okazaki | 2.06% |
| 14th | “Nero” by Sou | 2.05% |
| 15th | “Dramatic ja Nakute mo” by Nagisa Kubo (Kana Hanazawa) | 2.04% |
| 16th | “slash” by yama, Jun Inagawa | 1.69% |
| 17th | “Survive” by MindaRyn | 1.69% |
| 18th | “Unmei Kyoudoutai!” by Neriame | 1.65% |
| 19th | “Stay Free” by Machico | 1.45% |
| 20th | “Itsu Aetara” by aiko | 1.38% |
| 21st | “Kien Romance” by Akari Nanawo | 1.31% |
| 22nd | “I Wish” by Rin Kurusu | 1.19% |
| 23rd | “Dear” by JUNNA | 1.16% |
| 24th | “MAGICAL DESTROYER” by AIMI | 1.11% |
| 25th | “Ai no Uta” by Chiai Fujikawa | 1.07% |
| 26th | “Cantabile” by Novelbright | 1% |
| 27th | “Tonariawase” by Chinatsu Matsumoto | 0.99% |
| 28th | “Karei One Turn” by TrySail | 0.76% |
| 29th | “Never Say Goodbye” by ALI ft. Mummy-D | 0.74% |
| 30th | “Real Diamond” by Gemstone7 | 0.74% |
| 31st | “Follow You” by TrySail | 0.73% |
| 32nd | “Alcor to Polaris” by Reina Kondo | 0.73% |
| 33rd | “GOLD” by PEOPLE 1 | 0.66% |
| 34th | “Never Say Never” by Takanori Nishikawa | 0.65% |
| 35th | “Saku no Nie” by BIN | 0.65% |
| 36th | “Preview” by Aya Uchida | 0.63% |
| 37th | “Quiet Explosion” by Mamoru Miyano | 0.63% |
| 38th | “Venus Line” by Kohmi Hirose | 0.6% |
| 39th | “Space Cat Big Bang” by Chogakusei | 0.6% |
| 40th | “Himitsu♡Melody” by Hime (Yui Ogura) | 0.58% |
| 41st | “Kimi to no Mirai” by Fina (Azumi Waki) | 0.47% |
| 42nd | “Continue Distortion” by S.S.NiRVERGE∀ | 0.45% |
| 43rd | “Endless Labyrinth” by EverdreaM | 0.44% |
| 44th | “Shine In The Sky” by U149 | 0.36% |
| 45th | “mirAI wave!” by PathTLive | 0.34% |
| 46th | “Megamorphose” by Smewthie | 0.3% |
| 47th | “Motive Rain” by Showtaro Morikubo | 0.13% |
Oshi no Ko is an idol anime at its core, so of course we were expecting good theme songs. But, our expectations were surpassed, and “Mephisto” by QUEEN BEE won everyone over. The song won the title of the Best Ending Theme Song for Spring 2023 anime season with 16.27% of the votes. Uru’s “Kamihitoe” (Hell’s Paradise) ranked second while “Koi Kogare”‘” by MAN WITH A MISSION x milet from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc was third. It’s interesting to note that Vinland Saga Season 2 and Tengoku Daimakyo also won fourth and fifth place in the ending theme category, just like they did for openings.
The full ranking includes:
| Rank | Title | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | “Mephisto” by QUEEN BEE | 16.27% |
| 2nd | “Kamihitoe” by Uru | 6.32% |
| 3rd | “Koi Kogare” by MAN WITH A MISSION x milet | 5.9% |
| 4th | “Ember” by haju:harmonics | 4.4% |
| 5th | “Dare mo Kare mo Doko mo Nani mo Shiranai” by ASOBI Doumei | 4.11% |
| 6th | “Under the Tree” by SiM | 3.76% |
| 7th | “Jump In” by Megumin (Rie Takahashi), Yunyun (Aki Toyosaki) | 3.15% |
| 8th | “Suu Sentimental” by Kohanaramu | 3.15% |
| 9th | “Choux Creme Funk” by Philosophy no Dance | 2.65% |
| 10th | “Always and Forever” by SERRA | 2.47% |
| 11th | “Where Do We Go?” by OKAMOTO”s | 2.23% |
| 12th | “Yoru no Katasumi” by Tsukasa Yuzaki (Akari Kito) | 2.22% |
| 13th | “Iolite” by Inori Minase | 2.21% |
| 14th | “Lapse” by Homecomings | 2.17% |
| 15th | “Hanauta to Mawarimichi” by Rikako Aida | 2.15% |
| 16th | “Red:birthmark” by AiNA THE END | 1.86% |
| 17th | “Trick Art” by Ryujin Kiyoshi | 1.86% |
| 18th | “Kasuka de Tashika” by DIALOGUE+ | 1.85% |
| 19th | “Fireworks” by MindaRyn | 1.79% |
| 20th | “Hertz” by Homecomings | 1.69% |
| 21st | “Atemonaku” by Aimer | 1.65% |
| 22nd | “Near Stella” by Shiori Goshiki (Yui Wakui) | 1.61% |
| 23rd | “Hachimitsu” by Shikao Suga | 1.55% |
| 24th | “Steppin` Up Life!” by Mitama (Akari Kito) | 1.39% |
| 25th | “Dramatic” by Miki Sato | 1.34% |
| 26th | “Mubansou” by edda | 1.2% |
| 27th | “Dancing Lights” by Cody Lee | 1.13% |
| 28th | “Kokorone” by Kitri | 1.11% |
| 29th | “Mukyuu Platonic” by VALIS | 1.05% |
| 30th | “Kawaikutte Ijiwaru Shichau” by Yurika Kubo | 0.98% |
| 31st | “Yuusari no Canon” by soshina ft. Yuika | 0.97% |
| 32nd | “Only” by Garnidelia | 0.91% |
| 33rd | “Zutto” by Yuna (Maki Kawase) | 0.89% |
| 34th | “Gospelion in a Classic Love” by The 13th tailor | 0.89% |
| 35th | “Salt & Sugar” by Yuma Uchida | 0.87% |
| 36th | “Decided” by Dizzy Sunfist | 0.83% |
| 37th | “Rinne” by ASCA | 0.77% |
| 38th | “Yume ga Samete mo” by Hime (Yui Ogura), Mitsuki (Sumire Uesaka) | 0.77% |
| 39th | “Isekai Jewelry” by Various Artists | 0.74% |
| 40th | “Subete ga Soko ni Arimasu You ni” by The Spellbound | 0.63% |
| 41st | “Kimi ga Irukara” by Sarasa Kadowaki | 0.57% |
| 42nd | “Nyanbori de Moffy!!” by DIALOGUE+ | 0.54% |
| 43rd | “Love Will Find a Way” by The Rampage from Exile Tribe | 0.53% |
| 44th | “Yosuga” by #kzn | 0.43% |
| 45th | “Be ambitious!!!” by Maybe Me | 0.42% |
| 46th | “ACE” by Makoto Koichi | 0.41% |
| 47th | “Nanairo no Enogu de” by 7land | 0.41% |
| 48th | “Ai no Sanka” by Haruka Terui | 0.4% |
| 49th | “Can-do Dreamer” by Smewthie | 0.4% |
| 50th | “Akogare Stitch” by Asaki Imai | 0.39% |
| 51st | “Good day Good night” by U149 | 0.32% |
| 52nd | “Himawari Mark wo Sagase!” by Natsumi Haruse | 0.3% |
| 53rd | “Onegai! Cinderella” by Amina Sato, Yuki Yonai/Yuri Komori | 0.29% |
| 54th | “Minna no Kimochi” by Misaki Kuno | 0.29% |
| 55th | “Romantic Now” by Tomoyo Kurosawa | 0.29% |
| 56th | “GEMSTONE” by Hana Tamegai | 0.27% |
| 57th | “Shuuen no Destiny” by Mai Fuchigami | 0.23% |
Featured image: Single release covers for
haju:harmonics “Ember”; Masayoshi Oishi “Shinda!”; YOASOBI “Idol”; QUEEN BEE “Mephisto”; Kamihitoe “Uru”